Ute Route

Highlights fromThe Ute Route

Colorado - Arizona - Utah

Session II: July 10 - July 23


Canyonlands NP - from Island in the Sky see a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River and its tributaries which divide the park into four distinct districts. Perform a scientific experiment and learn the secret about what is the “smartest” color to wear in the desert.

 

Vermillion Cliffs NM - the most visible feature marked by a few signposts – explore this breathtaking place off the beaten path.

 

Bryce Canyon NP - stand amongst the Hoodoos - grotesque, eerie and often whimsical rock formations. Attend a night ranger-led program where you can see 7,500 stars in the sky.

    

    

       


Grand Canyon NP - hunt for sea shell fossils on the North Rim walls along Angel Point and view the vistas from the Landmark Lodge. Go below the rim on the North Kaibab Trail to view the awesome and inspiring landscape.

 

Valley of the Gods - take a 4-wheel drive in a monumental place few people know about. See dozens of spectacular sandstone sculptures and spires. The valley lies at the base of a 1,200-foot bluff called Cedar Mesa that was formed when a sea invaded from the northwest 250 million years ago.

 

Arches NP preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, which create a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms and textures that is unlike any other in the world. Enjoy the sunrise or sunset standing under the world-famous Delicate Arch.



Help Celebrate Zion NP’s 101st Anniversary and walk among the monoliths and towering cliffs, or challenge your courage in a small narrow canyon along the River Walk to see what lives and grows amongst the hanging gardens that are watered by 2,000 year old rain seeping through the rock formations.

 

Marble Canyon NM – the colorful rocks and cliff walls marks the beginning of the Grand Canyon at its most western point.

 

Pipe Spring NM – learn fist hand about why the Kaibab Paiute Indians, Mormon pioneers, plants, animals, and others have depended on the life-giving water found here in the desert. 

 

Join us and explore our National Parks on an American Wanderer Adventure.